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independent, they all work together to serve common industries and common customers. The Ulven Companies provide a single source for forgings, castings, machining, and rigging products. Ulven has been servicing the logging, marine, industrial, recreational, construction, aerospace, transportation, defense, and petroleum markets with quality products for over 40 years. y
First Reserve to Purchase TNT
> First Reserve private equity has agreed the acquisition of Texas-based TNT Crane & Rigging from owners Odyssey Investment Partners. In August this year Odyssey asked JP
Morgan Chase & Co to explore opportunities to sell the US crane rental group. No details have been released but the deal
may be worth more than $650 million and is expected to complete before the end of the year. TNT was founded in December 1984 by
Troy Lambert with a single 18 ton mobile crane and now has operations in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma, with a fleet of more than 400 trucks and all-terrain cranes. In April, the company acquired crane companies, Mesquite, Texas-based TSD Crane & Rigging and Mineral Wells, Texas- based Greenergy Construction & Maintenance. y
Leading Companies Fight For The Right to Lift a LEEA Innovation Award at LiftEx 2013
> An impressive line-up of new products and applications will fight for the right to lift a LEEA Award for Innovation at LiftEx 2013, which takes place at the USN Bolton Arena on November 14th and 15th. All the entries for the Most Innovative Product and Most Innovative Application awards will be showcased at the LiftEx Innovation Theatre, before the winners are decided by a panel of expert judges appointed by LEEA. Introduced for the first time at last
year’s LiftEx, LEEA Innovation Awards recognize outstanding product designs and applications in the overhead lifting sector. The inaugural contest was won by the Limpet®, an ingenious height access and fall prevention system distributed in the UK by Lift Turn Move Limited. Contenders for this year’s awards include a portable gantry, shackle, vacuum robot, lightweight
lifting frame, RFID tags, load measurement device and lift planning software. Entrants will make short presentations to visitors and judges in the Innovation Theatre during the course of LiftEx 2013, with the winners announced on the afternoon of November 15th. Now in its ninth year, LiftEx is the UK’s
only annual trade exhibition dedicated to the overhead lifting industry. Admission is free for visitors and over 80 exhibiting companies will demonstrate products and services that offer safer, more efficient solutions for overhead lifting and working at height. Welcoming new sponsors Crosby, JC International, Straightpoint, Oilfield Solutions Ltd and Motion Software, highlights of LiftEx 2013 also include the opportunity for visitors to win a Kindle Fire in a daily quiz. The USN Bolton Arena is just 500
meters from J6 of the M62 and next to Horwich Parkway railway station. Full details on LiftEx 2013, the LEEA Award for Innovation, and fast, convenient online registration for visitors are now available at
http://www.liftex.org. y
Vegas Fastener Expo Hits Trifecta with Increased Exhibit Space, Good Attendance, Brisk Activity
> The National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo held October 23-25, 2013 at the beautifully renovated Sands Expo & Congress Center in Las Vegas, Nevada was a success by any measure, reports Show Management. The Expo featured the latest products and
services presented by 609 companies from throughout the USA and 18 other nations around the world. The 794 exhibit booths at this year’s show is a3% increase over 2012 and is the largest Expo since 2008, informs Susan A. Hurley, CEM, General Manager. “It is great to see our Expo grow, however,
it takes good, quality attendance by serious buyers to make it successful and we were able to accomplish this as well. Total registration for this year’s event was 4,577 persons from 37 nations. This is an increase of nearly 8% over 2012. The 2,103 attendees included 1,330 distributors, with the balance consisting of independent sales reps, manufacturer’s reps, and many other suppliers. We are also delighted that 474 registrants were attending the Expo for the first time”, informs Ms. Hurley. In addition to the very successful trade
show, a number of exhibitors and Expo visitors took advantage of the highly diversified and
informative conference programs offered on Wednesday and Thursday, October 23-24. The always popular Welcome Reception held
on Wednesday evening in the Nevada Ballroom at Harrah’s was packed with an estimated 2,000 persons enjoying complimentary hors d’ oeuvres, beer, wine and soft drinks as they greeted old friends and made new ones. Brighton-Best International and the
International Fastener & Machinery Suppliers Association conducted private receptions for invited guests on Thursday evening, October 24 and both parties were well attended. “North America’s Largest Fastener Expo” is
scheduled for October 22-24, 2014 at the Sands Expo & Congress Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. y
Harrington Hoists, Inc. Announces the Winner of their Outstanding Distributor of the Year award
> Harrington Hoists, Inc. is excited to announce Delta Rigging & Tools as the winner of their 2012 Outstanding Distributor of the Year award. Harrington’s Outstanding Distributor
of the Year is selected on various criteria. Winners must be a top performing company with positive growth and be a dedicated partner. Harrington Sales Representatives begin the process by nominating one distributor in their territory by submitting a summary on all aspects of their nominee’s growth and activities related to Harrington Hoists, Inc. Harrington management then evaluates the nominations and reviews the sales numbers against the previous year to select the winner of the fiscal year Outstanding Distributor of the Year Award. Delta Rigging & Tools truly embraces their
manufacturer/distributor partnership with Harrington Hoists, Inc. and routinely works with Harrington’s sales and management teams to promote and sell Harrington products. Their focus to provide their customers with quality products and quality service is a recipe for success which mirrors Harrington’s philosophy. This year’s award presentation dinner was
held September 28, 2013 in The Woodlands, TX. Representatives of Harrington Hoists, Inc. were Carlo Lonardi - COO, Bret Lussow - VP Business Development, Jason Said - Regional Sales Manager and Brendan Conley - Sales Representative. Those in attendance from Delta Rigging & Tools included Mitch Hausman - President & CEO, James Kowalik - Senior Vice President, Lifting Operations, Anthony Piwonka - VP of Sales & Marketing. y
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